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IRWIN

Irwin in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

506

0.0146

1.7353

County Durham

363

0.0418

4.9655

London

231

0.0079

0.9400

Northumberland

180

0.0414

4.9234

Yorkshire

171

0.0059

0.7022

Devon

151

0.0248

2.9521

Cumberland

126

0.0501

5.9557

Lanarkshire

116

0.0123

1.4597

Surrey

97

0.0068

0.8101

Kent

84

0.0084

1.0019

Gloucestershire

56

0.0098

1.1620

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

45

0.0088

1.0517

Cheshire

39

0.0060

0.7190

Leicestershire

38

0.0117

1.3948

Warwickshire

29

0.0039

0.4680

Staffordshire

28

0.0028

0.3376

Hampshire

23

0.0038

0.4567

Oxfordshire

20

0.0111

1.3180

Essex

20

0.0035

0.4123

Westmorland

19

0.0296

3.5183

Cambridgeshire

19

0.0103

1.2208

Dunbartonshire

19

0.0242

2.8773

Worcestershire

14

0.0037

0.4363

Cornwall

13

0.0039

0.4673

Norfolk

13

0.0029

0.3441

Ayrshire

12

0.0055

0.6525

Derbyshire

9

0.0020

0.2339

Dorset

9

0.0047

0.5581

Shropshire

9

0.0036

0.4239

Renfrewshire

8

0.0035

0.4201

Somerset

8

0.0017

0.2023

Channel Islands

7

0.0081

0.9614

Hertfordshire

6

0.0030

0.3542

Nottinghamshire

6

0.0015

0.1812

Sussex

5

0.0010

0.1207

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

1.7075

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

3

0.0014

0.1689

Suffolk

3

0.0008

0.1002

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0509

Berkshire

2

0.0009

0.1084

Rutland

2

0.0093

1.1085

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.2191

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

0.3065

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

1

0.0013

0.1514

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Combmartin

Devon

59

4.4697

531.5315

Liverpool

Lancashire

57

0.0271

3.2187

Hulme

Lancashire

50

0.0691

8.2136

Govan

Lanarkshire

45

0.0193

2.2895

Gateshead

County Durham

37

0.0569

6.7600

Everton

Lancashire

37

0.0335

3.9814

Kirkdale

Lancashire

36

0.0617

7.3394

Tanfield

County Durham

34

0.3290

39.1119

Lambeth

Surrey

31

0.0122

1.4468

Clerkenwell London

London

29

0.0421

4.9998

Elswick

Northumberland

28

0.0807

9.5956

Blackburn

Lancashire

27

0.0293

3.4804

Islington London

London

27

0.0095

1.1336

Manchester

Lancashire

27

0.0173

2.0591

Salford

Lancashire

26

0.0255

3.0318

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

26

0.0329

3.9134

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

25

0.0597

7.0946

Tynemouth

Northumberland

25

0.1074

12.7681

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

23

0.0137

1.6299

Westgate

Northumberland

22

0.0817

9.7165

Top male forenames

Top female forenames

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Labourer
Dressmaker
Joiner
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Annuitant
General Servant
Carpenter
Tailoress
Domestic Servant
Coalminer
Fishing Rod Maker
Ag Lab
Cooper
Wife
Clerk
General Laborer
Hawker
Dress Maker
Painter
Drapers Assistant
Blacksmith
No Occupation
Carter
Stone Mason
Engine Fitter
Scholer
Cotton Operative
Mariner
Laundress
Scolar
Seamstress
General Servant Domestic
Private
Iron Moulder
Cotton Weaver
Domestic Serv
Bricklayer
Charwoman
House Painter
Railway Clerk
Laborer
Accountant
Errand Boy
Laborer (Ironwks)
Army Pensioner
Lodging House Keeper
Farm Lab